Upcoming Events in the RegionSunday, October 2 | Auer Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music | 2pm Baroque Orchestra- Stanley Ritchie, director More: Click Here Sunday, October 16 | Auer Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music | 4pm "Bach on the Lute"- Nigel North, lute More: Click Here Sunday, October 23 | St. Thomas Lutheran Church | 2:30pm Bloomington Bach Cantata Project More: Click Here |
FESTIVAL MUSICIANS
Take a look at the impressive accomplishments of the musicians who will participated in the 2016 Bloomington Early Music Festival! Click here to read about them >
2016 FESTIVAL EVENTS
Wednesday, May 25, 7pm | Farm Bloomington (108 E Kirkwood Avenue)
Les Muses du Dauphin: The Patriotic Muse Dynamic Period Performance of Music in the Early Modern Era Enjoy a leisurely performance by a new ensemble, while sampling early Hoosier cooking and recipes! Co-directed by Dawn Kalis, Sarah Cranor, Sarah Huebsch, and Christina Lynch with Kelsey Schilling *Reservations for dining at this event can be made by contacting Farm Bloomington. The cost is $39 per guest. More: Click Here Thursday, May 26, 7pm | Serendipity Martini Bar (201 S College Avenue) HPI Goes POP! Pop music in early music style with guest soprano Sharon Montgomery, directed by Brady Lanier, and featuring members of Gamma Ut. More: Click Here Friday, May 27, 7pm | Monroe County Court House Rotunda Forgotten Clefs: A Renaissance Band, directed by Charles Wines Song of Songs: A concert including a cornucopia of Renaissance wind instruments: dulcians (Renaissance bassoons), shawms (Renaissance oboes), and recorders. More: Click Here Saturday, May 28, 10am-1pm | Bloomington City Hall Atrium (401 N Morton Street) Instrument Petting Zoo and Pop-Up Performances in Early Music Performed by members of Gamma Ut and curated by Eric Fisher More: Click Here Saturday, May 28, 2pm | First Presbyterian Church (221 E Sixth Street) Ensemble Lanier Music of Nicholas Lanier and Family, performed by Brady Lanier, Eva Legêne, Sarah Cantor, and others. More: Click Here Saturday, May 28, 7pm | First Presbyterian Church (221 E Sixth Street A Concert in Memory of Edmund Battersby Performances of quintets for piano and winds by both W. A. Mozart and Beethoven, featuring pianists Hsuan Chang and Mike Lee. More: Click Here Sunday, May 29, 2pm | St. Thomas Lutheran Church (3800 E Third Street) Mozart and His Piano A presentation and performance by fortepianist Mike Lee. More: Click Here Sunday, May 29, 7pm | First Presbyterian Church (221 E Sixth Street) Opera Nova A Musical Tour of Seventeenth Century Italian Cities and Courts, directed by Reynaldo Patino and Charles Wines * A preview of the ensemble’s performance at the 2016 Berkeley Early More: Click Here |
SUPPORT US!All performances at the Bloomington Early Music Festival are offered free this year. Please join us in helping the Bloomington Early Music come to life by contributing towards publicity, programming, instrument rentals, transport, and much more.
AREA ARTISTS
Local Early Music Professionals
Elisabeth Wright, Wendy Gillespie, Dana Marsh, Nigel North, Stanley Ritchie, Richard Seraphinoff, Shelley Taylor, Juan Carlos Arango, Leela Breithaupt, Priscilla Borges, Leighann Daihl, Beth Garfinkel, Martie Perry, Erica Rubis, Thea Smith, Carla Williams, and Scott Witzke. Regional Early Music Professionals Steven Rickards, Keith Collins, Barbara Kallaur, Amy Bearden, Brandi Berry, Rachel Gries, Bernard Gordillo, Daniel Corneliussen, Marty Davids, Bill Hudson, Elena Kraineva, Gregory Maytan, Annalisa Pappano, Emily Thompson, Jason Thompson, and David Walker. |
